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The World From a Veranda

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Arthur is a worn-out war veteran who now sits on his veranda smoking and coughing his heart out and watching the world go by.He watches as a group of seasonal workers steal goods from his mate Phil's General Store across the road. He informs Phil of the thefts and Phil then employs a friend of Arthur's, a fourteen-year-old girl called Jilly, to keep an eye on the store.The gang kidnaps Jilly from the store and take her to a bush hideout where they beat her, terrorise her and sexually molest her.Arthur mounts his worn-out old mare Blacky, and goes after the criminals, unconcerned for his own welfare. He doesn't care if he dies saving Jilly. His lone crusade leads to a great deal of bloodshed and anguish for himself, Jilly and her family.His mission becomes clouded with more and more difficulties and unexpected twists and turns, finally reaching a bloody and unexpected climax.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781494833428
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 282
  • Udgivet:
  • 29. december 2013
  • Størrelse:
  • 152x229x15 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 381 g.
  • BLACK WEEK
Leveringstid: 8-11 hverdage
Forventet levering: 10. december 2024
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Arthur is a worn-out war veteran who now sits on his veranda smoking and coughing his heart out and watching the world go by.He watches as a group of seasonal workers steal goods from his mate Phil's General Store across the road. He informs Phil of the thefts and Phil then employs a friend of Arthur's, a fourteen-year-old girl called Jilly, to keep an eye on the store.The gang kidnaps Jilly from the store and take her to a bush hideout where they beat her, terrorise her and sexually molest her.Arthur mounts his worn-out old mare Blacky, and goes after the criminals, unconcerned for his own welfare. He doesn't care if he dies saving Jilly. His lone crusade leads to a great deal of bloodshed and anguish for himself, Jilly and her family.His mission becomes clouded with more and more difficulties and unexpected twists and turns, finally reaching a bloody and unexpected climax.

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